The effects of chlorination, thickness, and moisture on glove donning efficiency.
Ergonomics
; 64(9): 1205-1216, 2021 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1177167
ABSTRACT
Changing gloves more frequently is encouraged, more now than ever given the COVID-19 pandemic. When the donning process has moisture introduced, however, complications can arise, which consumes vital time. Most commonly, gloves undergo a chlorination treatment to reduce glove tack, allowing easier donning. To assess the effects of different chlorination strengths and glove thicknesses on donning, acrylonitrile butadiene gloves were manufactured at two different thicknesses (0.05 and 0.10 mm) with 4 different chlorination treatments 0, 500, 1000 and 2000 ppm. Six participants were used to assess the time taken to don each of the glove sets with dry and wet hands (16 tests in total). Overall, the thicker gloves took longer to don, due to differences in the material stiffness hindering the donning process. The quickest performance from the chlorinated gloves was noted in the 1000 and 2000 ppm concentrations. Wet conditions also showed significant increases in the donning time.Practitioners Summary:
The study was conducted based on the gaps identified in previous literature reviews which revealed the requirement for a greater understanding of glove donning process. It was found a stronger chlorination was detrimental when the hands were wet, but better when dry. Thicker gloves were also found to be detrimental. Abbreviations PPE personal protective equipment; NBR acrylonitrile butadiene rubber; NRL natural rubber latex; EN European standards; s seconds; Ts tensile strength; Fb force at break; T thickness; Eb elongation at break; HSD honest significant difference; FTIR Fourier transform infrared; covid-19 coronavirus disease 2019.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Halogenation
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Gloves, Surgical
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Reviews
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Ergonomics
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
00140139.2021.1907452
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